Comparison

Kenopsia vs Glyph Cube

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kenopsia

Consolidate all your music from various sources into a single, powerful player. Enjoy audiophile-grade playback with advanced EQ, gapless support, and smart library management. Access your music from local files, cloud storage, servers, and web streams.

Highlights
  • Play from local files, cloud, servers, and streams
  • Gapless playback with crossfade
  • 10-band parametric EQ with presets
  • Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields
  • Synced lyrics support
  • Tag editor and artwork auto-fetch
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
Features
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Kenopsia is a powerful music player that brings all your music together in one place, no matter where it's stored. PLAY FROM ANYWHERE • Local files on your device • Subsonic & Navidrome servers • NAS drives via DLNA/UPnP • iCloud Drive & Backblaze B2 • Apple Music library (via MusicKit) • Web radio streams (SHOUTcast, Icecast, HLS) • Wi-Fi Transfer: drag and drop files from your computer AUDIOPHILE PLAYBACK • Gapless playback with optional crossfade • 10-band parametric EQ with custom presets • ReplayGain / EBU R128 volume normalisation • Support for FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, and M4A YOUR LIBRARY • Browse by artist, album, genre, playlist or folder • Artwork grid or plain list view for artists and albums • Select multiple tracks to add to a playlist or the queue • Duplicate finder - spot songs stored twice and choose which copy to keep SMART FEATURES • Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields • Synced lyrics (LRC format via LRCLIB) • Tag editor for MP3, M4A, FLAC, and Ogg • Album artwork auto-fetch from MusicBrainz • Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling • Listening history and play counts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • CarPlay - browse albums, artists, genres, playlists and songs, with search and Shuffle All • Apple Watch companion for remote control • Home Screen widget with play/pause • AirPlay and Bluetooth output • Chromecast support • Lock screen and Control Centre integration PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no tracking, no ads • All data stored locally on your device • Credentials in the iOS Keychain only

About

Glyph Cube

This pocket beat machine, shaped like a metallic cube, offers a unique way to create music. Spin it to access different instruments like a drum sequencer, melody roll, and sample slicer. Tap glyphs to build patterns and record your jams.

Highlights
  • Drum sequencer with 8 glyphs
  • Melody roll with scales
  • Sample slicer for playable pads
  • Record jams with mic
  • No account, ads, or tracking
Features
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Glyph Cube is a pocket beat machine shaped like a metallic cube. Each face is an instrument: a drum sequencer, a melody roll, and a sample slicer. Spin it to switch, tap glyphs to build a pattern, and flick it hard to watch your beat spiral across the faces. - Eight glowing drum glyphs: kick, snare, clap, hat, open hat, rim, tom, bell - Melody roll with scales and octave controls - Slice any sample into playable pads - Record your jams with the mic - No account, no ads, no tracking Spin the cube. Find the groove.

Screenshots

Kenopsia4 screens
Glyph Cube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Glyph Cube at every 3 days against Kenopsia's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kenopsia against 5.0 for Glyph Cube. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kenopsia ships an update every 2 months, Glyph Cube every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kenopsia versus Glyph Cube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKenopsiaGlyph Cube
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWESTON ANDREW BLIEDENtodd cunningham

Customer experience

Kenopsia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Glyph Cube

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kenopsia

No in-app purchases

None

Glyph Cube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kenopsia free?
Kenopsia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glyph Cube free?
Glyph Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kenopsia or Glyph Cube?
Kenopsia and Glyph Cube are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Kenopsia or Glyph Cube have ads?
Neither Kenopsia nor Glyph Cube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kenopsia or Glyph Cube?
Kenopsia ships an update every 2 months, and Glyph Cube every 3 days. Most recently, Kenopsia was updated on November 5, 2026 and Glyph Cube on November 6, 2026.

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